Judge Blasts NYC for Failing to Adopt New FDNY Exam

A federal judge is criticizing New York City for failing to adopt a nondiscriminatory entrance exam for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), news reports indicate. The same judge, Nicholas Garaufis, shot down the city’s 2007 entrance exam, claiming it discriminated against minorities, and ruled that the city could hire new recruits based on one of his five recommendations–all of which the city rejected, calling them based on fulfilling racial quotas.

Read more HERE at ny1.com.

tacoma (wa) firing range

One Killed, Another Injured in Fire at Indoor Shooting Range in Tacoma (WA)

One person was killed and another injured after fire broke out at an indoor shooting range in Tacoma on Sunday.
Deadly Kentucky flooding

Winter Storm Kills Nine, Including Eight in KY Flooding

Eight people in Kentucky died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads.